Monday, May 14, 2012

Gluten Free Cooking Tips #6 -- 5 Easy GF Meal Ideas

Cooking Tip#65 Super Easy and Quick Naturally Gluten Free Meals

People are always asking me how to get creative and delicious dinners on the table quickly. Busy stay-at-home moms, working parents, professional singles… it seems like no matter the family situation the question, “What’s for Dinner” can cause panic and frustration, especially when you have food intolerances.

The best way to have healthy, fast meals at home is to have a template for 5-10 easy recipes that your family could prepare any night of the week. Print this list of recipes, place in a plastic sheet protector and place on your refrigerator. Most of these recipes contain pantry and freezer staples and can be made any night of the week. Change them up by using the meat your prefer and switching up the vegetables or seasonings.

Zucchini or corn tortilla pizzas – Thinly cut zucchini lengthwise into 5-6 slices or use corn tortillas as a base for pizzas. Add tomato sauce and your favorite toppings and place under your broiler for about 5 minutes. Make easy variations by using taco meat filling or even scrambled eggs and sausage as pizza toppings.

Reader’s Tip of the Day:"Don't ever, I mean ever, use an ingredient you know you don't like just because it's in the recipe. That is the most likely way to waste your time, your money, and your creative energy." – Pamela M., author of Aseafish Out of Water

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Chicken and rice dishes are my staples. GFree gets easier with time but I'm always looking for variety. (My kids are NOT always looking for variety, however. I'm convinced they would be happy eating pizza and chicken nuggets every day for the rest of their lives!)

It is a really good idea to have go-to ideas. In the early days we almost lived on stir-fry because I had a hard time thinking of anything else, especially without a lot of planning time. Good thing we like it.

Avocado sounds great on a tuna sandwich! I like to make little rolls using butter lettuce instead of bread and just scooping the tuna or salmon salad into the lettuce leaf and rolling it loosely. It definitely a casual, play with your food kind of meal. Kids would like it.

Either I am cooking for more people than you are, or we are really piggy eaters, LOL. I love this idea. Because of other dietary restrictions I can't use your list, but I can make my own list that will work for us. Thanks for this idea!